07-24-2014, 11:21 PM
Quote:The Greek Spolas, which we're fairly certain was made of leather, is around 2 inches (5cm) thick to have the equivalent protection of a bell cuirass or muscle cuirass of bronze.
A cuirboulli or leather Musculata would be useless unless it was the same thickness, which would make it both heavier and more expensive to produce than the equivalent cuirass in iron.
How much does a 2" thick leather Spolas weigh? And why would boiled leather be more expensive to produce than cast bronze or forged iron?
